Miss Washburn pageants coming Aug. 1, 2015
WASHBURN NEWS
by Beth Boddy
The 2015 Miss Washburn pageants are scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 1 at 7 p.m. and all five titles will be decided at that one pageant. The cost of tickets is $8 if purchased before the day of the pageant and $10 if purchased at the door. Tickets are available from any contestant or contact Kelly Hemphill at 488-4979.
Salmon Brook quilt show, raffle and meeting
Salmon Brook Historical Society invites you to attend the third annual Tea and Quilt Show to support its two museums — Benjamin C. Wilder Farmstead and Aroostook Agricultural Museum. Tickets must be purchased in advance for $10 each for one of the three separate teas at different times on Sunday, Aug. 2.
Tickets are available for 12:30, 1:45 and 3 p.m. This event occurs at the museums at 1267 Main Street, Washburn. Please contact Wanita Hallowell at 863-398-0311 or Rita Kingsbury at 429-9359 for tickets. Make plans with friends to attend our Tea and Quilt show, then get your tickets now as we’ve been sold out at previous shows.
Proceeds from 2015 Raffle Quilt will benefit Salmon Brook Historical Society and its museums. Raffle tickets are available at $1 each or six for $5. If you would like to purchase tickets on the quilt, you may send money for the tickets to Rita Kingsbury at PO Box 475, Washburn, ME 04786. Please include your name and phone number. Upon receipt of your money, Kingsbury will make out the books of tickets and deposit them for you. The drawing is scheduled for October.
There will be a meeting of the Salmon Brook Historical Society on Thursday, July 23 at the agriculture barn at the museum beginning at 6 p.m. Desserts will be served and details of the quilt show and August festival will finalized. All are invited to attend and volunteer to help at the festival.
Birthdays
Those celebrating a birthday between July 22-28 include: Parker Thompson, Dylan Conley, Heidi Silver, Gertrude Howard, Madelyn Johnston, Dorothy Sperrey, Gilda Howlett, Makenzie Vaughn, Ruth White and Matthew White
Anniversaries
Those celebrating an anniversary between July 22-28: Lucky and Tammie Bragg, Andy and Donna Turner, and Troy and Nicki McCrum.
Beth Boddy is the correspondent for Perham, Wade and Washburn. She can be reached by calling 455-8427 or by e-mailing bethwood@hotmail.com.
